Predictors of major amputation

Intern Emerg Med. 2017 Oct;12(7):1079-1080. doi: 10.1007/s11739-017-1652-6. Epub 2017 Mar 20.

Authors

Wagner Ramos Borges¹, Aquiles Tadashi Ywata de Carvalho², Roque Aras Junior³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery of the Hospital Ana Neri, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. wagner2076@bol.com.br.
² Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Hospital Geral Roberto Santos, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
³ Department of Medicine, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

PMID: 28321645
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-017-1652-6

No abstract available

Keywords: Arterial Aneurysm; Glycated Hemoglobin; Limb Salvage; Major Amputation; Peripheral Artery Disease.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Amputation, Surgical / methods*
Anemia / complications
Aneurysm / complications
Brazil
Coronary Artery Disease / complications
Diabetes Complications
Diabetes Mellitus
Humans
Ischemia / complications*
Ischemia / surgery
Lower Extremity / blood supply*
Lower Extremity / physiopathology
Predictive Value of Tests
Treatment Outcome